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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new character is referenced when the narrator switches time frames after discussing Amanda's time in the hospital?
(a) Ellen Cherry Charles-Petway.
(b) Bernard Mickey Wrangle.
(c) Switters.
(d) Marx Marvelous.

2. For what does Marx express disdain in regard to Amanda?
(a) Her free love.
(b) Her wardrobe.
(c) Her mysticism.
(d) Her education.

3. What is the rooster's name?
(a) Del Rio.
(b) Big Paint.
(c) Roosterio.
(d) Cluck-Cluck.

4. How does Amanda regard the nature of the universe in regards to Plucky's letters?
(a) Forced.
(b) Linear.
(c) Deadly.
(d) Cyclical.

5. Even though Marx finds it hard to take John Paul seriously, what does the scientist admit about the magician?
(a) John Paul is incredibly passionate.
(b) John Paul is incredibly impressive and charismatic.
(c) John Paul loves his family more than life itself.
(d) John Paul is the smartest man he had ever met.

6. What does Ziller generally report as his profession on government forms?
(a) Magician.
(b) Witch Doctor.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Free Spirit.

7. Why did Marx marry his friend's pregnant lover?
(a) He wanted to have a child.
(b) He was blackmailed into doing so.
(c) He fell in love with her.
(d) He was paid to help her out.

8. Although she is overwhelmed by John Paul's outward appearance, what impresses the nurse about him?
(a) His money.
(b) His cultured personality.
(c) His fancy watch.
(d) His baboon companion.

9. Fill in the blank: the name "Marvelous" was chosen by Marx Marvelous to trigger America's hatred of _______.
(a) Pagans.
(b) Magicians.
(c) Homosexuals.
(d) Alliteration.

10. In what city were forty of the entertainers in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band arrested?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Diego.

11. Where was Plucky forced to outrun a knife-wielding man?
(a) Cabo.
(b) Guadalajara.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Mexico City.

12. What is Nearly Normal Jimmy's explanation for why thunderstorms can affect human beings so strongly?
(a) The primal site of the rain falling.
(b) Thunderstorms provide a reminder that nature is stronger than human beings.
(c) The loud claps of thunder.
(d) Thunderstorms have negatively charged particles.

13. After his discharge from the military, what vocation did Plucky explore?
(a) Undercover police work.
(b) Smuggler.
(c) Pimp.
(d) Drug dealer.

14. How does Amanda, John Paul, and their neighbor find out about the attempted theft of the baboon at the zoo?
(a) The television
(b) The newspaper.
(c) The radio.
(d) The police.

15. When John Paul leaves a note for Amanda in the hospital, in what form does he express his sympathies?
(a) Limerick.
(b) Prose.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Iambic pentameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John Paul Ziller born?

2. With whom does Mon Cul travel when the circus prepares to move?

3. What is the name of John Paul's former band?

4. What is Amanda's job in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band?

5. In what branch of the military was Plucky once enlisted?

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